Pharmacy Intern

CVS Health•Houston, TX

6d•$18 - $20•Onsite

About The Position

As a 3rd year pharmacy intern at CVS Health, you will play a significant role in the pharmacy team, working under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist. Your responsibilities include ensuring a safe and effective Retail Pharmacy work environment that delivers exceptional care to each patient. This involves patient safety, pharmacy professional practice, regulatory requirements, quality assurance, customer service, inventory management, and workflow management (excluding final prescription verification). You will also be involved in keeping customers and patients healthy through the adoption and management of patient care programs. The role emphasizes leading with empathy, seeking growth and collaboration, aligning with the company's purpose, and fostering a team culture of caring, energy, enthusiasm, and pride.

Requirements

Accepted into or actively enrolled in an ACPE accredited college or school of pharmacy.
0-3 years relevant work experience.
Must possess or be in process of obtaining valid intern and/or technician licensure as required.
Strong communication and presentation skills.
Complete all required training within state guidelines and required timeframe.
Regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends.
Ability to be mobile and remain upright for extended periods of time.
Ability to lift, scan, and bag items.
Finger Dexterity: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than whole hand or arm.
Reach overhead; able to stretch or reach out with the body, arms, and/or legs to grasp items.
Extend hand(s) and arm(s) multiple directions to place, move, or lift items.
Precision control: able to adjust machines to exact positions.
Stoop to a considerable degree and requiring full use of the lower extremities and back muscles to move items between low and high positions, including bending spine at the waist.
Visual Acuity: Close visual acuity to perform activities such as: transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, reading, visual inspection involving small parts.
Able to orally communicate information and instructions to colleagues and customers.
Occasional lifting of up to 20 lbs; exerting up to 20 lbs. of force occasionally and/or up to 10 lbs. of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
Complete any additional tasks as directed by supervisor or manager.
Complete all required training and obtain required licensure (if applicable) within state guidelines.

Nice To Haves

Immunization eligibility.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.).
Once state regulations are met, pharmacy interns should be striving to provide patient immunizations as this is an essential pharmacist function.

Responsibilities

Keeping customers and patients healthy through adoption and management of patient care programs.
Delivering the company's purpose, modeling its values, and demonstrating genuine, authentic care for patients.
Ensuring a safe and effective Retail Pharmacy work environment.
Delivering exceptional care to each patient.
Managing patient safety.
Adhering to pharmacy professional practice standards.
Understanding and applying regulatory requirements.
Ensuring quality assurance.
Providing excellent customer service.
Managing inventory.
Managing workflow (excluding final prescription verification).
Leading with empathy and compassion.
Seeking new ways to grow and collaborate.
Facilitating a team culture that promotes caring, energy, enthusiasm, and pride.